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DOE REMSView Help (version 2.0 and above)
Purpose
The REMSView software is a data validation tool to be used when
validating a data file prior to submission to the DOE
Radiation Exposure Monitoring System (REMS) database. The data file
is checked for format and content in accordance with
DOE
Manual 231.1-1A, Chapter III and Appendix G. The software is
intended as an aid to DOE facilities in reviewing data files prior
to submission to REMS and is a replacement for the software program
REMEDIT. The software will
check the file for content and format and will generate a list of warnings
and errors that need to be resolved prior to submission.
Please note that
DOE
Manual 231.1-1A, Chapter III requires annual data submittals to the
Repository (REMS) by March 31st for dose records for the preceding
year.
Scope
What REMSView Will Do:
- REMSView will check the file for content and format in accordance
with
DOE
Manual 231.1-1A, Chapter III and Appendix G.
- Format and content problems will be identified as a Warning (should
be reviewed, but may be correct) or Error (problem that must be
addressed) in a validation report that may be printed or saved for
future reference.
- Data codes will be checked against reference tables to ensure that
acceptable values are used, including the latest list of applicable
organization codes from the REMS database.
- Date and dose fields will be checked for consistency wherever
relationships exist. For example, monitoring dates must be
within the specified monitoring year, and the total effective dose
must be equivalent to the summation of the external effective dose
equivalent and internal committed effective dose equivalent (TEDE =
DDE total + CEDE total).
What REMSView Will Not Do:
- Store, manage, or maintain dose records in a database.
- REMSView will not validate fields such as names or identification
numbers against any reference database. For this reason, names and
identification numbers should be validated by the monitoring
organization.
- REMSView does not guarantee that the data file will be problem-free
as all possible errors and scenarios cannot be anticipated and
identified by software. It does not take the place of careful review
by Health Physics personnel.
System
REMSView is a Java application.
REMSView versions 2.0 and higher require Java version 1.4.2.
The application will run on any computer platform that
supports a version 1.4.2 or higher of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM),
including Windows, Mac, Unix, and others. Note that the JVM is also
sometimers referred to as "Core Java", the "Java Runtime Environment (JRE)"
or the "Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE or JSE)".
To obtain a supported version of the JVM for
your computer, go to the following URL and select "Downloads" from
the left hand menu:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/corejava/
Validate Data
Select "Validate Data File" to point to the data file that
you want to validate. A file selection dialog box will
appear. Go the appropriate drive and directory, highlight the
desired file, and select "Pick Data File".
Select Rules
Certain validation rules can be turned on or off. To do so,
press "Select Rules" to display the list of rules than
can be selected or turned off during validation. A check mark
means that the rule is enabled. Once changes have been made
press "Save Selections" to return to the main screen;
or press "Cancel" to restore the previous settings
and return to the main screen. The Rule Selection screen also allows you
to display help on the rules or to reset the rule selections
to their defaults. The selected rules will then be in effect
during subsequent validation runs.
Save Results
To save the validation results, select "Save Results".
Provide a directory name and select "Save Output to Selected Directory."
The base filename (basename) of the input file will be used as the
base filename for each of the output files.
The onscreen validation text will be given the extension ".err".
I.e. It will be saved in the file basename.err.
Distribution information for the entire file will be saved to the
file
basename.dst.
For each organization code (orgcode) encountered in the input file,
distribution output for that organization code will be placed in a file with the name
basename_orgcode.dst.
Show Format
Displays excerpts from DOE M231.1-1A, Appendix G, briefly summarizing the
proper format for the input file.
Help
A help button is provided with information on the purpose, use, and
people to contact for more information.
Contacts
For issues that involve policy or regulations concerning occupational
exposure, please contact:
Ms. Nirmala Rao
REMS Project Manager
Office of Corporate Safety Programs (HS-31)
U.S. Department of Energy
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 903-2297
NIMI.RAO@hq.doe.gov
For technical support in the use of this software, contact:
Derek A. Hagemeyer
ORAU REMS Project Manager
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 241-3615
hagemeyd@orau.gov
Visit the REMS web site for the latest version, information, and tips
on using this software as well as other information concerning
occupational radiation exposure at DOE.
This page was last updated on November 04, 2009
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